Learn what you get with a Google Home Premium subscription
Important: Nest Aware is now Google Home Premium, a whole home paid subscription that builds on Nest's trusted security and features. It offers features like 30 or 60 day event video history, 10 day 24/7 video history, familiar face detection, AI notifications, and emergency calling for a safer home.
The new subscription also introduces features built with Gemini for effortless automations, smarter camera notifications, and a more intuitive, whole-home experience.
Google Home Premium features are different depending on the plan associated with your subscription, the devices you use, and the region your home is in.
If you use an Android device, subscribe to Google Home Premium through the Google Store or directly in the Google Home app.
- Open the Google Home app .
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Home settings and then Subscriptions and then Google Home Premium.
Nest Aware subscriptions purchased from home security partners have not changed. For more information, refer to Set up your home security system with Google.
Understand Google Home Premium features for different products
Select your product to compare features with and without a Google Home Premium subscription.
Important: Certain Google Home Premium AI features will be rolling out to more devices and regions over time.
Google Home Premium subscription offers 2 recording options:
- 24/7 video history for continuous recording.
- Event video history, where the camera or doorbell only records video after it detects an activity.
This table displays the availability of recording options for each product. Check your product below for feature comparisons, with or without a Google Home Premium subscription. For more information, refer to Event and 24/7 video history.
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Event video history |
24/7 video history |
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Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) |
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Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) |
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Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen) |
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Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) |
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Nest Camera (indoor, wired) |
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| Nest Doorbell (battery) battery power only |
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| Nest Doorbell (battery) when wired to power |
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| Nest Camera (battery) battery power only |
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Nest Camera (battery) |
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Nest Camera (wired) |
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Nest Cam IQ Indoor |
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Nest Cam IQ Outdoor |
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Nest Doorbell (wired) |
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Nest Cam |
Compare Google Home Premium features for Nest cameras
Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen)
Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen)
No subscription
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
10s event video previews, stored for 6h
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Stored for 10 days
Sound detection (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm)3
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features5
1 Garage door detection is only available in the US.
2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
3 Smoke & Co alerts are only available in the US.
4 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
5 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Nest Cam (wired)
Nest Cam (battery)
Nest Cam with floodlight
No subscription
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 3h
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Stored for 10 days
Sound detection 4 (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm)
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features6
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Garage door detection is only available in the US.
3 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
4 Smoke & Co alerts are only available in the US.
5 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
6 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Nest Cam IQ Indoor
Nest Cam IQ Outdoor
No subscription
1st gen Nest Aware
Standard plan
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
3h snapshots
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
5, 10, or 30-day continuous video history 1
Stored for 10 days
Sound detection 3 (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm)
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features6
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
3 Smoke & Co alerts are only available in the US.
4 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
5 Works with Google Assistant is not available on Nest Cam IQ Outdoor.
6 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Nest Cam Indoor
Nest Cam Outdoor
No subscription
1st gen Nest Aware
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
3h snapshots
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
5, 10, or 30-day continuous video history 1
Stored for 10 days
Sound detection (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm)
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features3
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
3 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Compare Google Home Premium features for Nest doorbells
Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen)
No subscription
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
10s event video previews, stored for 6h
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Stored for 10 days
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features3
1 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
2 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
3 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time..
Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen)
No subscription
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 3h
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Stored for 10 days
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features3
1 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
2 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
3 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Nest Doorbell (wired)
No subscription
1st gen Nest Aware
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
3h snapshots
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features4
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
3 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
4 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Nest Doorbell (battery)
No subscription
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
3 mins event-based recordings, stored for 3h
3 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
3 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Not available, even with optional wired installation.
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features4
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
3 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
4 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time.
Compare Google Home Premium features for Nest displays
Nest Hub Max
No subscription
1st gen Nest Aware
Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Alerts
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 30 days
5 mins event-based recordings, stored for 60 days
Sound detection 3 (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm)
Foundational features
Gemini for Home camera features5
1 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. Not available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois.
3 Smoke & Co alerts are only available in the US.
4 Emergency calling is only available in the US.
5 Gemini features and functionality in the Google Home app are rolling out over time
Learn more about Google Home Premium subscriptions
Important: Continuous 24/7 video history is only available for wired Google Nest cameras and doorbells. It isn’t available for Nest Doorbell (battery), even with optional wired installation.
Consider the Advanced plan of Google Home Premium if you need up to 10 days of continuous 24/7 video history, up to 60 days of event video history clips, or you need to record any of these:
- All events, even if no movement or sound occurs.
- Small animals like cats, squirrels and birds.
- People and objects when they don't move much, like people who sit and eat.
- Areas with poor or changing lighting, like many outdoor areas.
If you don't need to record any of the above, and you only need 30 days of video history, you may prefer the Standard plan of Google Home Premium for events-only recording in situations like these:
- Your camera monitors an indoor area, and you only need it to record adults who enter, leave, and walk across the room.
- You have a doorbell camera, and you only need to record activity at your door.
- Your camera monitors an outdoor area, and people are clearly visible within your camera's field of view.